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Sarasija Nilaye (Mahalakshmi Dhyana Shloka) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Friday mornings, Diwali, Dhanteras and Varalakshmi Vrata·📜 Traditional Mahalakshmi dhyana shloka

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Origin & Story

Traditional Mahalakshmi dhyana shloka · Traditional · Classical

This verse is one of the most familiar dhyana shlokas of Goddess Mahalakshmi, recited at the opening of her worship to fix her auspicious form in the mind's eye. It draws together the classic emblems of Lakshmi — the lotus seat, the lotuses in her hands, the pure white raiment, the fragrant garlands, her place at the side of Vishnu, and her power to bless all the three worlds with prosperity — and turns them into a single tender prayer for her grace.

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Devotees hold that even this one short verse, recited daily with sincerity before the lamp on a Friday or at Diwali, draws the gracious presence of Mahalakshmi into the home, for it asks of her nothing but that she 'be gracious' — and to the Mother of abundance such simple, trusting devotion is said to be dearest of all.

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The Mantra

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𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌕𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍋𑌭𑍇। 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍॥

sarasija-nilaye saroja-haste dhavala-tamāṃśuka-gandha-mālya-śobhe | bhagavati hari-vallabhe manojñe tri-bhuvana-bhūti-kari prasīda mahyam ||

Meaning:O Goddess whose abode is the lotus, who hold lotuses in Your hands, resplendent in the purest white silk and fragrant garlands; O Divine One, beloved of Hari (Vishnu), enchanting to behold, bestower of prosperity upon all the three worlds — be gracious to me.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑍇🔊sarasija-nilayeO You whose abode is the lotus (sarasija = born of water)

𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊saroja-hasteO You who hold lotuses in Your hands

𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌤𑌮🔊dhavala-tamaof the purest, most spotless white

𑌅𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌕🔊aṃśukafine garment / silk

𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍋𑌭𑍇🔊gandha-mālya-śobheresplendent with fragrant garlands

𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑌿🔊bhagavatiO Divine Goddess (possessor of all glory)

𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍇🔊hari-vallabheO beloved of Hari (Vishnu)

𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇🔊manojñeO charming and beautiful One, pleasing to the mind

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌿🔊tri-bhuvana-bhūti-kariO bestower of prosperity upon the three worlds

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊prasīda mahyambe gracious to me / be pleased with me

Benefits of Chanting Sarasija Nilaye (Mahalakshmi Dhyana Shloka)

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A short, beautiful dhyana invoking Mahalakshmi as the lotus-dwelling Goddess of abundance

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Recited for prosperity, well-being and the grace of the Goddess of wealth

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Pictures the auspicious form of Lakshmi for meditation during worship

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Especially powerful on Fridays, at Diwali, Dhanteras and Varalakshmi Vrata

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Easily memorised, ideal as an opening prayer before Lakshmi puja or Sri Suktam

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Cultivates devotion and a sense of contentment and auspiciousness

How to Chant Sarasija Nilaye (Mahalakshmi Dhyana Shloka)

Repetitions9times

Best TimeFriday mornings, Diwali, Dhanteras and Varalakshmi Vrata

Sit before an image of Mahalakshmi, light a ghee lamp and offer red or white lotus or other flowers. Recite this verse with devotion, visualising the Goddess seated on the lotus, robed in white, holding lotuses. It is often chanted as the opening dhyana before a fuller Lakshmi worship, the Sri Suktam or the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, and may be repeated 9 or 108 times for prosperity.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sarasija Nilaye (Mahalakshmi Dhyana Shloka) written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a single-verse meditation prayer (dhyana shloka) to Goddess Mahalakshmi. It describes her seated on the lotus, holding lotuses, clothed in spotless white and fragrant garlands, as the beloved of Vishnu and giver of prosperity to the three worlds, and asks her to be gracious to the devotee.

'Prasida mahyam' means 'be gracious to me' or 'be pleased with me.' It is the closing prayer of the verse, in which the devotee simply asks for the favour and grace of the Goddess of abundance.

It is recited in Lakshmi worship, especially on Fridays and during Diwali, Dhanteras and Varalakshmi Vrata. Being short and beautiful, it is often used as an opening invocation before longer hymns such as the Sri Suktam or Mahalakshmi Ashtakam.

The lotus (sarasija / saroja) symbolises purity, beauty and spiritual unfoldment rising untouched above the water. Lakshmi is depicted seated upon a lotus and holding lotuses, signifying that true prosperity rests upon purity and detachment.